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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-7-404. Publication of notice.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-7-404. Publication of notice.

Within ten working days after receipt of notice under this article, the Attorney General shall publish notice of the proposed transaction in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the main campus of the hospital is located and shall notify in writing the governing authority of such county. The published notice required by this Code section shall state that the Attorney General has received notice of a proposed transaction, the names of the parties to the proposed transaction, the date, time, and place of the public hearing regarding the transaction, and the means by which a person may submit written comments about the proposed transaction to the Attorney General.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-7-404, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1091, § 1.